Description
The frieze shows a procession of horse-drawn chariots passing through terrain animated with wild animals and a monkey climbing a tree. The border of swirling clouds above conveys associations with heaven or the remote land of immortals in the high mountains.
Comparable in style with the stone reliefs of the Wu Family shrines, this stone may have been originally carved for a local Eastern Han dynasty family tomb of similar status.
To take a rubbing of the frieze, a moistened sheet of paper is laid over the slab and tamped with an ink pad that then darkens the raised areas, leaving concave sections and incised lines blank.
Comparable in style with the stone reliefs of the Wu Family shrines, this stone may have been originally carved for a local Eastern Han dynasty family tomb of similar status.
To take a rubbing of the frieze, a moistened sheet of paper is laid over the slab and tamped with an ink pad that then darkens the raised areas, leaving concave sections and incised lines blank.
Provenance
C.T. Loo 盧芹齋 [1880–1957], Paris, France, and New York, NY (at least by 1941–?); J.T. Tai 戴福保 [1910–1992]; (Sotheby's, New York, NY. Important Chinese Sculpture Sold for the Benefit of the J.T. Tai Foundation, 3 June 1985 sale, lot 30) (3 June 1985); (J. E. Eskenazi, Ltd., London, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (1985); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1985-)
Accession Number
1985.73
Medium
stone carved in low relief with engraved detail
Dimensions
Overall: 48.3 x 166.4 x 13.3 cm (19 x 65 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Credit Line
Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
